William Herald
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| Full name | William Sharp Hannah Herald | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1900 Glebe, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1976 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Manly Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Sharp Hannah Herald (28 April 1900 – 13 February 1976) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1910s and early 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He also competed in the 100-metre and 400-metre freestyle events.[1]
Herald combined with
First World War, the swimming events were held in an open canal, without lane markings. Herald reached the final of the 100-metre freestyle, coming fifth, but claimed that fourth-placed American Norman Ross
had fouled him during the race. Olympic officials ordered a re-race, and the placings were identical, except for Ross, who had won the 400-metre and 1500-metre events in the meantime and not bothered to enter the re-race. Herald fared worse in the 400-metre, failing to qualify for the final.
See also
References
- ^ "William Herald". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Sources
- Billy Herald – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
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